2012 Annular Solar Eclipse Photos From Our Readers

Dec 12, 2012 03:00 AM ET

Japan

May 21, 2012 -- A solar eclipse dazzled viewers from China to the United States on Sunday (May 20).

An annular solar eclipse, where the moon does not completely block the sun but leaves a fiery ring around its circumference, was seen across the Pacific Ocean -- from dawn (Monday) for Asia, late afternoon to early evening (Sunday) for the U.S.

At its peak, the moon covered roughly 94 percent of the sun's light. The eclipse was first visible in East Asia before crossing the northern Pacific Ocean.

The following images are from our Tumblr and Twitter followers.

Here, from Tumblr follower 011235813213455 is the eclipse as seen over Saitama, Japan; 9:32 Local Time.

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Idaho

"Eclipse Over Idaho"

From Tumblr goldfish diaries

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Gilbert Arizona

Solar eclipse in Gilbert, AZ as seen through a Fox 10 News camera.

From Tumblr The Next Shot

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California

Via Twitter, by Ivy Deliz, from Sunnyvale, Calif.

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California

Via Twitter, by Chris Callanan, from Folsom, Calif.

"Progression of the eclipse ... The extra images you see I believe are caused by the stack of 3 filters."

See the full-resolution version on Flickr.

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Reno, Nevada

From Tumblr Wykdquick

"It may be low quality, but I figured you'd want to see the eclipse over Reno. NV."

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Texas

Via Twitter, Jim Bricker and Simon Taghioff took this photograph of the eclipse at annuality from Dallas, Texas.

For the full set of photos, see Jim Bricker's Facebook page.

Credit: Jim Bricker and Simon Taghioff

Eclipse Shadows in California

Credit: From Tumblr Thirteenstiel

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San Antonio Texas

From Tumblr Anything Not Moving Forward Is Moving Backward

"The eclipse today over San Antonio, TX. The greenish color is coming from my dad's welding mask which I placed in front of my dslr."